Wat Kasattrathirat Worawihan วัดกษัตราธิราชวรวิหาร , Ayutthaya

Wat Kasattrathirat, Ayutthaya (30 December, 2002)


Wat Kasattrathirat Worawihan (GPS: 14.35156, 100.54422; Thai: วัดกษัตราธิราชวรวิหาร ) is a functioning Thai Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The temple is located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Today it is classified as a Third Class Royal Temple of the 2th grade, hence a "worawihan", in keeping with the ranking system for Thai Buddhist temples which was established in 1913.

Although most of the buildings within the Wat Kasattrathirat complex is fairly recent, the temple is believed to trace its beginnings to the Middle Ayutthaya period, which is, between 1488 and 1629. In the beginning, it was called Wat Kasatra. Its principal prang is said to date back to this period.

The principal prang of Wat Kasattrathirat (Nov 2017)

As with the majority of temples in Ayutthaya, Wat Kasattra suffered from the Burmese invasion of 1766, when General Posuphla of the Burmese army established a stockade at Ban Pom. During the seige, Wat Kasatra was badly damaged.

After the departure of the Burmese and the founding of the Rattanakosin Period (1782-1809), Wat Kasatra was repaired and renovated by the nephew of King Rama I, Prince Khrom Khun Isranurak, after which the temple was given its present name, Wat Kasattrathirat. A mid-19th century map, however, labelled the temple as Wat Krasattraram (วัดกระสัตตราราม ) but the Phraya Boran Rachathanin map of 1926 labelled it as Wat Kasatra (วัดกษัตรา ).

Most of the buildings in the Wat Kasattrathirat complex dates to the 19th century, during the reign of King Rama IV.

Wat Kasattrathirat Worawihan (Nov 2017)

Wat Kasattrathirat Worawihan is on the map of Ayutthaya

References

List of Wats in Ayutthaya and Wats in Thailand

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